‘Emotions’ are the theme.

‘A conscious mental reaction (such as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body.’ – Definition of Emotion by Merriam Webster.

To me, ‘Emotion’ exists in every moment of life, even in dreams, sometimes it’s more than a specific feeling such as joy, anger, depression, it could be simple or complicated but just indescribable and you know it’s real.

I don’t know much about psychology or behavioral knowledges, but I am curious about what people think and how they feel or react to various surroundings or scenarios. And this is a main motive I do human figures photography, strictly speaking I can’t call them portraits, most of the photos were taken randomly without posing. Most of the people in these photos are strangers, I just ran into them in another street, another café or pub, just another place, you name it. It’s hard to tell what exactly the people in the photos were thinking at the moment of being captured by the lens, but they gave me quite a lot of space to imagine, and this is the best part I assume.

Black & White

Magic of Light & Shadow
Black and white
Day and night
People’s facial expressions reflect what they think and moods.
And I like to capture those moments of happiness, sadness, tension or maybe nothing at all.
The following street photographs were taken on my way travelling the world.

    It's time to go
    Paris     May.2023

    Barbershop
    Amsterdam.Netherland     2020

    When it is most comfortable
    Tajik Autonomous County of Takorgan     JUN.2022

    To where?
    CHENGDU,China     MAY,2021

    so why don't we go somewhere only we know

    Good morning Sevilla
    Sevilla.spain     Mar.2020

    Follow your soul
    Barcelona,spain     Mar.2020

    follow your soul,It knows the way

    Follow me
    Shanghai     AUG,2018

    I'm as jumpy as a puppet on a string I keep wishing I were somewhere else Walking down a strange new street Hearing words that I have never heard....

    wish you and i meet
    chengdu,China     Apr.2021

    we will meet in the in-between

    Time to pause
    Sevilla.spain     Mar.2020

    I keep myself busy with things to do but every time i pause,i still think of you

    The stairs
    CHENGDU,China     Apr.2021

Liquor&Music

In human history, liquor was invented later than music.
When liquor meets music, people's lives become more joyous or at least this magic mixture gives human emotions another outlet.
Pubs, nightclubs are heavens of music and liquor, happy land for most people to burn another inner self, to refresh, no matter who you are, what you do for a living.

    Drunk
        

    crying
    Keiv.ukrian    

    In the mirror
    CHENGDU,China     Nov,2018

    Great evening
    CHENGDU,China     AUG,2018

    Lonely One
    Jahbar,chengdu     SEP,2017

    An American in Tokyo
    Tokyo,Japan     AUG,2018

    His name is David, running several Sushi restaurants in New York, he travels to Japan from time to time to catch the latest Sushi arts. I met him in a bar and he looked a bit tired at that moment.

    Lights on, music starts.
    Bucharest,Romania     AUG,2016

    New Jersey-Bon Jovi tribute band

    Smoker in The Darkness, Jah Bar
    Chengdu,China     May,2017

    Chengdu A bass player in Jah Bar, he’s from Mauritius, I caught him smoking before the staging. May cigarettes and music take away his nostalgia.

    Lina
    Chengdu,China     July.2018

    Sometimes, eyes contain secrets to tell, but they hide if you don’t want to understand.

    Midnight
    Jahbar     MAY,2016

    Got our friends,got the night

Glamour of ordinary People

Another street corner, another coffee shop, another place I left my footprints.
Maybe we're all ordinary people, but even so, we have reasons to believe that everyone is a diamond and could shine like a diamond.

    Snow storm
    New york,us    

    Snow man
    New york,us    

    Hide
    Kiev,Ukrian    

    life
        

    Back in the 1920s
    Chengdu,China     JULY,2018

    Christmas market
    Zagreb,Croatia     DEC.2016

    It’s a very chilly afternoon, I was wandering in a local market where was full of people, and this old lady passed by, she walked a bit fast, maybe she’s rushing home for a Family Christmas Gathering.

    Cheer Up, Boy
    N.Y.C     JAN.2018

    I spotted this boy at Rockefeller Center, he looked unhappy, I wanted to tell him that the Santa Clause is coming tonight to fill up his Christmas stock with all gifts he wishes for.

    Goodfellas
    Cefalu,sicily     Mar,2018

    As a big movie fan, Sicily is a must-visit city in Italy. When I saw these 3 men in a street of Cefalu,the Movie 'Goodfellas' just came up to my mind.

    New york life
    Manhattan,NYC     Jan,2018

    When you meet a stranger,Give them smile,It may be the only sunshine they see all day.

    Good job
    Copenhagen,Denmark     May,2018

    Awaiting someone whom you've never met,expecting the Victor coming home. Royal Run 2018,Denmark